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asymptotic freedom

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noun

Physics.

  1. a property of the force between quarks, according to quantum chromodynamics, such that they behave almost like free particles when they are close together within a hadron.

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However, there is another property of the strong nuclear force, called asymptotic freedom, that makes the concept of quarks and gluons well defined.

From "A Brief History of Time: And Other Essays" by Stephen Hawking

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